Sri Vijaya Puram, October 27: The police teams of the South Andaman Sub-Division have demonstrated commendable professionalism, promptness and effective coordination by successfully tracing an 18-year-old missing girl within 24 hours of her disappearance.
On 24.10.2026, an 18-year-old Class XII student went missing from her residence at Prothrapur Chowk. Following a complaint by her parents, an FIR was registered at PS Pahargaon and a search team was immediately constituted to trace the girl.
Further, the police search teams of PS Chatham and PS Aberdeen also joined the team of PS Pahargaon to search for the missing girl. Through an extensive search operation involving local enquiries, examination of CCTV footage and circulation of Hue and Cry notices through social media groups, information was received about the missing girl. Upon this, the police search teams conducted coordinated searches at bus stations, hotels and lodges, resulting in the tracing of the missing girl from a lodge at Haddo along with one person. During the course of the investigation, the person was identified as Manoj Kumar (28 years), S/o Alfred Katchuwa, R/o Tusnabad, and he was arrested in connection with the case. Presently, the accused is in police custody remand, and investigation is underway to establish the sequence of events and ascertain the circumstances of the incident.
The operation was conducted under the leadership of Inspector Sahil Shamsuddin, SHO, PS Pahargaon, under the supervision of Mr. Abhijit Sirohi, IPS, SDPO, South Andaman. The case is a testimony to the prompt response delivered through the coordinated efforts of the teams of various police stations of South Andaman District. The district police is committed to exhibiting zero tolerance towards crime against women and children.
South Andaman Police remains committed to responding swiftly to emergencies and ensuring the safety and security of all citizens. The general public is requested to share information pertaining to any crime or other illegal activities with the Police at 112, 03192-232100 and 03192-236641. The identity of the informant will be kept secret.
